| Rank | Author | Affiliated with (in this region) |
| 1. | Robert B. Burton Ekelund Jr. | Department of Economics, Auburn University, Auburn |
| 2. | Paul Pecorino | Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration, University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Department of Economics, Finance and Legal Studies, Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration, University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa |
| 3. | Steven B Caudill | Department of Economics, Auburn University, Auburn |